laptop to HDTV

azazellee · 08-11-2008, 12:59 PM

I have a Gateway T-Series laptop and a Toshiba Regza 42inch HDTV. I know nothing about computers and such, and Id like to play my PC video games on the big screen. Looking through the PC user manual i saw that some of these comps come with HDMI outputs. Mine, unfourtunetly does not. So all I got is a VGA output. Will that work for highdefinition?

And on my TV there is HDMI and also a PC input. (DVI maybe?) Which could or should I convert the VGA to?

**tosh9i** · 08-11-2008, 01:23 PM

http://forum.ecoustics.com/bbs/messa...79/122868.html

yustr · 08-11-2008, 06:46 PM

The VGA signal is analog while the DVI/HDMI is digital. Depending on your TV you may need one of these: converter

If your TV has a VGA input you can use that and see if you're happy with the resolution. Your TV's owner's manual will tell you what the max resolution is.

azazellee · 08-12-2008, 06:29 AM

ok, so there's this $300 VGA to HDMI/Dvi converter. then they have VGA to DVI cables for a few bucks on amazon. what's the deal?

yustr · 08-12-2008, 09:53 AM

Check out the bolded line at the bottom of the "Product Features" section of THIS LINK.

Your TV should have a VGA port. Just use that.

TxTazDad · 08-13-2008, 07:07 PM

most laptops have an S-video output, it would be a better signal, most HDTV's have it too (input wise)

08-11-2008, 12:59 PM	#1 (permalink)
azazellee Registered User Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 2 OS: win vista	laptop to HDTV I have a Gateway T-Series laptop and a Toshiba Regza 42inch HDTV. I know nothing about computers and such, and Id like to play my PC video games on the big screen. Looking through the PC user manual i saw that some of these comps come with HDMI outputs. Mine, unfourtunetly does not. So all I got is a VGA output. Will that work for highdefinition? And on my TV there is HDMI and also a PC input. (DVI maybe?) Which could or should I convert the VGA to?

08-11-2008, 01:23 PM	#2 (permalink)
tosh9i TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 3,836 OS: Windows XP	Re: laptop to HDTV http://forum.ecoustics.com/bbs/messa...79/122868.html

08-11-2008, 06:46 PM	#3 (permalink)
yustr Asst. Manager, The Conversation Pit Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Connecticut shore Posts: 6,057 OS: XP Pro My System	Re: laptop to HDTV The VGA signal is analog while the DVI/HDMI is digital. Depending on your TV you may need one of these: converter If your TV has a VGA input you can use that and see if you're happy with the resolution. Your TV's owner's manual will tell you what the max resolution is. __________________ If there are lawyers or politicians involved, logic may be a very poor tool for reaching a conclusion.

08-12-2008, 06:29 AM	#4 (permalink)
azazellee Registered User Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 2 OS: win vista	Re: laptop to HDTV ok, so there's this $300 VGA to HDMI/Dvi converter. then they have VGA to DVI cables for a few bucks on amazon. what's the deal?

08-12-2008, 09:53 AM	#5 (permalink)
yustr Asst. Manager, The Conversation Pit Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Connecticut shore Posts: 6,057 OS: XP Pro My System	Re: laptop to HDTV Check out the bolded line at the bottom of the "Product Features" section of THIS LINK. Your TV should have a VGA port. Just use that. __________________ If there are lawyers or politicians involved, logic may be a very poor tool for reaching a conclusion.

08-13-2008, 07:07 PM	#6 (permalink)
TxTazDad Registered User Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Texas Posts: 103 OS: XP Pro SP2	Re: laptop to HDTV most laptops have an S-video output, it would be a better signal, most HDTV's have it too (input wise) __________________ It could be that the purpose of my life is only to serve as a warning to others.....